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Letter of 1869 February 13

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(The Lecture) On the Nile. 11/
Saturday Febr. 13-/69--My dear Will,/ We are now in the Tropics--I left off one woolen/ waistcoat & one do-drawers, & am now as in ordinary/ english summer--but from 11 to 4 it is hotter, then the breeze/ so refreshing at those hours becomes cool, & dangerous to/ one too lightly clad. We were off from last nights moorings at {[?] [crossed out]} ? ere/ I awoke--& when I came on deck, at ½ p. 8, were steaming/ along a limestone ridge, reaching to a precipice 600 feet/ high, with a talus of drift sand & debris, & yet up dif-/-ficult climbing-paths they continued to carry the mummies/ to speculcrul grottos of wh. we saw many entries, serving/ afterwards for shelter to xtian anchorites. Our flotilla is/ now increased by the Steamer of the Genl of this provision,/ & a fine show it makes as you view the vessels winding/ along this grand old river; the Rl Yacht towing its decabrah/ (like a Ld Mayor's barge): then a tender-steamer towing a broad/ barge called the "Kitchen"--3d our (the Pacha's), with two/ tunnels, & a similar barge in two; 4th the Duke's very/ handsome steamer (the V. R.'s favorite) towing the 'laundry',/ 5th a second attendant steamer (in case of grounding)/ 6th Governor's, with 2 funnels, fine flags on all. It often recalls the/ grand [?] wh. the stream carried, in ancient/ days! At ¼ past 10 the Rl Steamer made signal/ for stopping & moored along a high bank, for breakfast/ We went on board, accordg to last night's arrangement, the/ Prince showed me all his bird-skins: he had shot a fine/

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(The Lecture) On the Nile. 11/
Saturday Febr. 13-/69--My dear Will,/ We are now in the Tropics--I left off one woolen/ waistcoat & one do-drawers, & am now as in ordinary/ english summer--but from 11 to 4 it is hotter, then the breeze/ so refreshing at those hours becomes cool, & dangerous to/ one too lightly clad. We were off from last nights moorings at {[?] [crossed out]} ? ere/ I awoke--& when I came on deck, at ½ p. 8, were steaming/ along a limestone ridge, reaching to a precipice 600 feet/ high, with a talus of drift sand & debris, & yet up dif-/-ficult climbing-paths they continued to carry the mummies/ to speculcrul grottos of wh. we saw many entries, serving/ afterwards for shelter to xtian anchorites. Our flotilla is/ now increased by the Steamer of the Genl of this provision,/ & a fine show it makes as you view the vessels winding/ along this grand old river; the Rl Yacht towing its decabrah/ (like a Ld Mayor's barge): then a tender-steamer towing a broad/ barge called the "Kitchen"--3d our (the Pacha's), with two/ tunnels, & a similar barge in two; 4th the Duke's very/ handsome steamer (the V. R.'s favorite) towing the 'laundry',/ 5th a second attendant steamer (in case of grounding)/ 6th Governor's, with 2 funnels, fine flags on all. It often recalls the/ grand [?] wh. the stream carried, in ancient/ days! At ¼ past 10 the Rl Steamer made signal/ for stopping & moored along a high bank, for breakfast/ We went on board, accordg to last night's arrangement, the/ Prince showed me all his bird-skins: he had shot a fine/